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Results from a small clinical trial suggest it may be possible to reduce the risk of dementia by eating during fewer hours of ...

A Chinese university is looking into reports that a gene-editing trial caused the death of a 6-year-old girl, which was not ...

Findings from a new study comparing the effects of different beverages on mouth acidity suggest that unsweetened sparkling ...

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In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Phase I voluntary sodium reduction targets to encourage ...

There are few things more irritating than lying in bed exhausted, ready to settle in for a good night's sleep, only to be ...

Cisplatin is one of the most successful cancer medicines ever developed. Doctors use it to treat many cancers, including lung ...

A U.S. review panel on Friday recommended loosening restrictions on all but one of a buzzy class of peptides, dismissing ...

Prebiotic sodas have become more popular in recent years, with a wave of new products promising gut health benefits and ...

Northwestern scientists have developed a novel wireless sensor device that can continuously monitor skin elasticity in ...